Consultancy spend and external recruitment exceptions – November 2014

During **November 2014**, the following exceptions to the consultancy freeze above £20,000 have been considered by the Chief Executive in his capacity as Accounting Officer; and the requests for consultancy below £20,000 have been considered by the Director of Corporate Operations.

| Approval date | Ref: No. & Directorate | Summary of application | Decision | |---------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------| | 03/11/2014 | 30C RSD | Specialist analysis by HSL of items seized by RSD during investigation of a train fire, £13,020 | Approved | | 07/11/2014 | 31C RSD | Nexus electrical breaker, £15,000 | Approved | | 12/11/2014 | 32C RSD | HSE expertise (call-off), £20,000 | Approved | | 19/11/2014 | 23C(2) RME | Infrastructure management: rail case studies (extension to Ref: 23C RME), £20,000 | Approved | | 25/11/2014 | 13C(3) RPP | Civils adjustment mechanism and asset management assessment, £16,000 | Approved | | 27/11/2014 | 25C(2) RME | Primary research on passengers’ views and preferences regarding ticketing retailing (extension to Ref: 25C RME), £5,000 | Approved | | 27/11/2014 | 33C RME | Comparative Review of Consumer Empowerment and Protection in Regulated Industries, £30,000 | Approved | | Date | Code | Description | Amount | Status | |------------|------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------| | 27/11/2014 | 36C CO | Finance system consultancy and training, £2,850 | | Approved | | 28/11/2014 | 34C CO | CLAS consultancy, £20,000 | | Approved | | 28/11/2014 | 35C CO | Roads space planning and feasibility planning, £5,300 | | Approved |